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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room in Paddy's house does Paddy question his ma about?
(a) The Living Room.
(b) The Drawing Room.
(c) The Kitchen.
(d) The TV Room.

2. What inanimate object does Paddy feel that Sinbad is?
(a) A table.
(b) A pillar.
(c) A chair.
(d) A statue.

3. On what day of the week does Paddy's da bring home food?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Thursdays.

4. Which child drowns in a pond?
(a) No one.
(b) Kevin Conray.
(c) Keith Simpson.
(d) James O'Keefe.

5. Which of his friends does Paddy ask if their parents fight?
(a) Ian.
(b) James.
(c) Edward.
(d) Kevin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ian's dog's name?

2. Why can't Paddy and Sinbad have a dog?

3. How does Paddy know when his da is going to call someone a 'bloody eejit' when he's watching the news?

4. Why is Paddy allowed to leave school early one Friday afternoon?

5. What is under Paddy and Sinbad's parents' bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when Paddy and Kevin try to look at Ian's dog's docked tail.

2. Describe what happens when the two new students are added to Paddy's class in his second year with Mr. Hennessey.

3. How does Paddy feel about Americans fighting guerrillas?

4. How does Paddy react to Sinbad's reaction to the food offering?

5. One day Paddy and Sinbad find an object under their parents' bed. Using details from the text, describe what they find under the bed and what happens thereafter.

6. How does Sinbad react when Paddy offers Sinbad an item of food the day Paddy falls asleep in class?

7. How does Paddy learn to ride his bike?

8. When Sinbad and Paddy are talking one night in bed, how does Sinbad respond to Paddy's claims that their parents are fighting?

9. On several occasions, Sinbad and Paddy ask their parents for a dog. Describe the conversation that finally leads them to stop asking for a dog.

10. What lies does Paddy tell Kevin when the two boys are talking about their parents fighting?

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